Katherine Mitchell
@kmitch.bsky.social
PhD in collecting digital objects, Birkbeck/V&A Museum. Elusive objects, failure, architecture and film. Currently public programming @ RIBA.
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Oh so it does have phd level intelligence
Google Gemini doesn’t appear to be doing too well:
‘"I am a disgrace to this planet. I am a disgrace to this universe. I am a disgrace to all universes . . . I am a disgrace to all possible and impossible universes and all that is not a universe," the bot continued.’
‘"I am a disgrace to this planet. I am a disgrace to this universe. I am a disgrace to all universes . . . I am a disgrace to all possible and impossible universes and all that is not a universe," the bot continued.’
Google says it's working on a fix for Gemini's self-loathing 'I am a failure' comments
Google Gemini users said the bot is sharing self-loathing messages while attempting to solve tasks, including "I am a disgrace to this universe."
www.businessinsider.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Oh so it does have phd level intelligence
So is my #V&A blog post on collecting an early object of #genAI and how popular magazines help us tell stories about more intangible things in #museumcollections:
www.vam.ac.uk/blog/museum-...
www.vam.ac.uk/blog/museum-...
July 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
So is my #V&A blog post on collecting an early object of #genAI and how popular magazines help us tell stories about more intangible things in #museumcollections:
www.vam.ac.uk/blog/museum-...
www.vam.ac.uk/blog/museum-...
My #V&A article on 10 objects of #artificialintelligence in the collection is now online! Read it here: www.vam.ac.uk/articles/a-h... #ai #digitalart #digitaldesign
A history of artificial intelligence in 10 objects · V&A
Here we present 10 objects from the V&A collection that help tell the story of artificial intelligence’s development.
www.vam.ac.uk
July 22, 2025 at 5:11 PM
My #V&A article on 10 objects of #artificialintelligence in the collection is now online! Read it here: www.vam.ac.uk/articles/a-h... #ai #digitalart #digitaldesign
Had such a great time last week presenting on #digitalcollecting at @paulmelloncentr.bsky.social DRN and ECRN symposium on British Art and Architecture in the Digital Age. So insightful for how people are thinking about what is digital—and what is British—today. #phdsky #digitalart #arthistorians
July 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Had such a great time last week presenting on #digitalcollecting at @paulmelloncentr.bsky.social DRN and ECRN symposium on British Art and Architecture in the Digital Age. So insightful for how people are thinking about what is digital—and what is British—today. #phdsky #digitalart #arthistorians
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Something about it being specifically the founder of Uber thinking he's advancing quantum physics through convos with the chatbot
July 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Something about it being specifically the founder of Uber thinking he's advancing quantum physics through convos with the chatbot
Loved visiting the new Sound and Vision galleries at @mediamuseum.bsky.social this weekend, and finally seeing the absolute unit meme #acquisition IRL 🙌🏻
July 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Loved visiting the new Sound and Vision galleries at @mediamuseum.bsky.social this weekend, and finally seeing the absolute unit meme #acquisition IRL 🙌🏻
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How to be a best-selling British nature writer: write memoir, misery memoir. Make as much of it up as you need.
(That old LiveJournal classic of mysteriously coming and going terminal disease.)
A fine investigation by @chloehadj.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
(That old LiveJournal classic of mysteriously coming and going terminal disease.)
A fine investigation by @chloehadj.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
The real Salt Path: how a blockbuster book and film were ...
Penniless and homeless, the Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. We can reveal that the truth behind it is ve...
observer.co.uk
July 6, 2025 at 10:32 AM
How to be a best-selling British nature writer: write memoir, misery memoir. Make as much of it up as you need.
(That old LiveJournal classic of mysteriously coming and going terminal disease.)
A fine investigation by @chloehadj.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
(That old LiveJournal classic of mysteriously coming and going terminal disease.)
A fine investigation by @chloehadj.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Excited to speak at @paulmelloncentr.bsky.social DRN/ECRN Symposium next Friday in Bristol.
My talk on the “non-object” comes from my #PhD research at the #V&A, and advocates for tracing uncollectibility, or the limits of #digitalcollecting, in research and curatorial practice.
bit.ly/4l717v6
My talk on the “non-object” comes from my #PhD research at the #V&A, and advocates for tracing uncollectibility, or the limits of #digitalcollecting, in research and curatorial practice.
bit.ly/4l717v6
British Art and Architecture in the Digital Age: ECRN/DRN Summer Symposium
Exploring how digital technologies are reshaping the landscape of British art and architectural history.
bit.ly
July 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Excited to speak at @paulmelloncentr.bsky.social DRN/ECRN Symposium next Friday in Bristol.
My talk on the “non-object” comes from my #PhD research at the #V&A, and advocates for tracing uncollectibility, or the limits of #digitalcollecting, in research and curatorial practice.
bit.ly/4l717v6
My talk on the “non-object” comes from my #PhD research at the #V&A, and advocates for tracing uncollectibility, or the limits of #digitalcollecting, in research and curatorial practice.
bit.ly/4l717v6
Great visit to the new V&A East Storehouse today. Loved the space, once my brain figured out what was a solid surface vs not!
Appreciate the approach to sharing museum working processes and activities, and the new film commissions.
Appreciate the approach to sharing museum working processes and activities, and the new film commissions.
June 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Great visit to the new V&A East Storehouse today. Loved the space, once my brain figured out what was a solid surface vs not!
Appreciate the approach to sharing museum working processes and activities, and the new film commissions.
Appreciate the approach to sharing museum working processes and activities, and the new film commissions.
Also sharing this #digipres #PhD placement at #V&A developing a digital repository for the V&A's Research Institute: vam.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...
Deadline 30 May #PhDSky #MuseumSky #digitalpreservation #digitalhumanities
Deadline 30 May #PhDSky #MuseumSky #digitalpreservation #digitalhumanities
Developing a Digital Research Repository for the V&A - V&A Doctoral Placement - Cromwell Road, London
The V&A is pleased to announce a new doctoral placement opportunity for the 2025–2026 academic year. Applications close on Friday 30 May 2025. As part of our commitment to supporting early-career rese...
vam.current-vacancies.com
May 28, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Also sharing this #digipres #PhD placement at #V&A developing a digital repository for the V&A's Research Institute: vam.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...
Deadline 30 May #PhDSky #MuseumSky #digitalpreservation #digitalhumanities
Deadline 30 May #PhDSky #MuseumSky #digitalpreservation #digitalhumanities
Last two days to apply to this 3-month PhD placement in #born-digital #collections with the V&A's Design and Digital curatorial team vam.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...
Deadline 30 May #PhDSky #MuseumSky #V&A #digitalcollecting #contemporarycollecting
Deadline 30 May #PhDSky #MuseumSky #V&A #digitalcollecting #contemporarycollecting
Developing Frameworks for Born-Digital and Hybrid Collections V&A Doctoral Placement - Cromwell Road, London
The V&A is pleased to announce a new doctoral placement opportunity for the 2025–2026 academic year. Applications close on Friday 30 May 2025. As part of our commitment to supporting early-career rese...
vam.current-vacancies.com
May 28, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Last two days to apply to this 3-month PhD placement in #born-digital #collections with the V&A's Design and Digital curatorial team vam.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...
Deadline 30 May #PhDSky #MuseumSky #V&A #digitalcollecting #contemporarycollecting
Deadline 30 May #PhDSky #MuseumSky #V&A #digitalcollecting #contemporarycollecting
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Make tech bros rewatch the specific episode of Black Mirror that they are trying to create—Clockwork Orange style—until they understand the point of the episode.
Sam Altman’s goal for ChatGPT to remember 'your whole life’ is both exciting and disturbing | TechCrunch
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman laid out a big vision for the future of ChatGPT at an AI event hosted by VC firm Sequoia earlier this month. When asked by one OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that he eventually sees...
techcrunch.com
May 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Make tech bros rewatch the specific episode of Black Mirror that they are trying to create—Clockwork Orange style—until they understand the point of the episode.
Had a blast with V&A Design & Digital curatorial team. Now you can too! Funded #PhD students apply for this 3mo placement working with digital collections: vam.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...
Apply by 30 May. Please share!
#PhDSky #MuseumSky #V&A #digitalculturalheritage #digitalcollections
Apply by 30 May. Please share!
#PhDSky #MuseumSky #V&A #digitalculturalheritage #digitalcollections
Developing Frameworks for Born-Digital and Hybrid Collections V&A Doctoral Placement - Cromwell Road, London
The V&A is pleased to announce a new doctoral placement opportunity for the 2025–2026 academic year. Applications close on Friday 30 May 2025. As part of our commitment to supporting early-career rese...
vam.current-vacancies.com
May 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Had a blast with V&A Design & Digital curatorial team. Now you can too! Funded #PhD students apply for this 3mo placement working with digital collections: vam.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...
Apply by 30 May. Please share!
#PhDSky #MuseumSky #V&A #digitalculturalheritage #digitalcollections
Apply by 30 May. Please share!
#PhDSky #MuseumSky #V&A #digitalculturalheritage #digitalcollections
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On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
April 15, 2025 at 8:21 AM
On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
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AGI is a story, not a technology nymag.com/intelligence...
April 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
AGI is a story, not a technology nymag.com/intelligence...
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I am giving a (free!) talk at the V&A Museum on 3 June with @shreyagupta.bsky.social @libertypaterson.bsky.social & Niti Acharya, on the history of institutional collecting. Sign up to attend here: www.vam.ac.uk/event/Yq2NZK...
V&A Provenance Research Seminar: State of the (Future) Field - Talk at
V&A South Kensington · V&A
This talk will consider the state of the field of the history of collecting and its institutions, looking forward also to the future of this evolving field of study.
www.vam.ac.uk
April 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I am giving a (free!) talk at the V&A Museum on 3 June with @shreyagupta.bsky.social @libertypaterson.bsky.social & Niti Acharya, on the history of institutional collecting. Sign up to attend here: www.vam.ac.uk/event/Yq2NZK...
Such a good time at #BDCAM25 conference this week. Fantastic to see the global turnout, and the range of important work being done. Had so much fun training an AI model, learning about oral history work, community archives, and some e-lit/video games I now need to play!
April 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Such a good time at #BDCAM25 conference this week. Fantastic to see the global turnout, and the range of important work being done. Had so much fun training an AI model, learning about oral history work, community archives, and some e-lit/video games I now need to play!
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Really excited to share the details of this fully funded PhD collaborative studentship with V&A looking at stored collections and V&A East Storehouse. Take a look 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy... @drmorgan.bsky.social
AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) studentship: V&A East Storehouse: Exploring the impact of dynamic approaches to stored collections on museum identity, user engagement and collections man...
Fully funded studentship to start from October 2025.
www.kcl.ac.uk
March 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Really excited to share the details of this fully funded PhD collaborative studentship with V&A looking at stored collections and V&A East Storehouse. Take a look 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy... @drmorgan.bsky.social
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RIP Jonathan Sterne - most influential sound studies scholar of the past 20 years, renowned mentor, dedicated colleague.
this morning friends, colleagues, and students recieved an email with the sad news that jonathan sterne passed away last night in his sleep. if you would like to reach out to carrie, you can do so at the heyjonandcarrie email that was previously distributed. (dm me if you dont have this)
March 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
RIP Jonathan Sterne - most influential sound studies scholar of the past 20 years, renowned mentor, dedicated colleague.
Finally got the courage to revisit and print my thesis after submitting a while ago… seeing it there feels like a lot of work! Terrifying and immensely satisfying 🙌🏻
March 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Finally got the courage to revisit and print my thesis after submitting a while ago… seeing it there feels like a lot of work! Terrifying and immensely satisfying 🙌🏻